Last week Forbes put out their annual report on technology trends to watch in the coming year. We pulled those trends into real estate to see how they might impact our industry. 1. The Internet-of-Things The idea of connecting smart home technology is seeing more progress since larger corporations like Google and Amazon have gotten into the... Read More »
A new year means time for fresh ideas and more innovation in the real estate industry. We’ve had our eye on these up and coming businesses for a while and wanted to share our list of 10 companies who are going to be doing big things in 2018. 1. AGENTOLOGY This company is offering a 24/7 lead engagement team who will contact your... Read More »
By Ali Monshizadeh and Mark Fotohabadi of civil engineering firm MFKessler The need for development is on the rise. Whether it’s in the form of a need for more housing, more commercial space, or more retail space, there is always a need for more development. The question has always been, “Where is it best to develop?” A common phenomenon we are... Read More »
By John Burns, CEO of John Burns Real Estate Consulting Busy real estate executives need people to get to the conclusions, so here you go. We spent more than 9,000 hours researching demographic shifts, and believe the greatest demographic opportunities over the next 10 years will be: Real Estate Demographic Shifts 1. 38 percent more people over... Read More »
By Manvinder Saraon of LendingHome The mortgage industry has finally begun to move from the Dark Age into the Digital Age. While technological innovations have re-imagined many other consumer financial services over the past few years, mortgages lagged behind. Now, with the recent introduction of the online mortgage (otherwise known as the... Read More »
By Clifford A. Lipscomb of Greenfield Advisors Introduction to Automated Valuation Models Property valuation is an integral part of the housing industry that is long overdue for disruption. Although much could be said on the topic of automated valuation models (AVMs), in this piece I explore the current state of the commercially available AVM... Read More »